Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-06-23
From the G. C. Daily Sentinel.

as it were, and, while other
crops bring good results, we will rely !
upon ''Klng Korn." We know that
green corn will produce a generous
crop without cultivation, and that Sec
ond sod will shame our old farms in
eastern Kansas, and the Missouri river
valleys, while older ground, which is
scarce with us as yet, is too valuable ex-
cept to plant our less hardy and unac-
climated vegetables. We know that
fruits of all kinds will flourish, and will
bear at least one season earlier than in
the east and north, while vegetables
that are adapted to temperate climates
give greater results than far-famed
California, dear old California-the
writer's home for thirteen years. or
central and northern Texas.
Orange Judd, in his discussion fol-
lows out his experience, which is wide
one, by claiming that it is necessary to
pulverize the soil we'll and at the same
time leave it in condition to receive
plenty of air for that part Of the soil
penetrated by the roots, which also ad-
mits of the pores of the soil taking in
and retaining moisture. Our soil in
southwest Kansas, is peculiarly adapted
to ready and effectual pulverization,
and does not pack or become soggy as
the heavy black loan Of the great river
valleys of the east and central portion
of our country or the prairies of ILL
nois, Iowa, Minnesota, and other Pc
culiarly prairie states.
Orange Judd made an extensive study
of the root-habits. of corn in reference
particularly to deep or shallow cult
walton. He began with two methods
of culture. 1t was intended to not only
study the root-system of the stalk OF
corn, the direction the roots take, the
functions of the sO-called branch roots,
etc., but to make an accurate drawing
each week of the corn plant and its
roots. It was found impracticable to
follow out and draw more than the pri-
mary roots, i. e., those roots which
originated from the stem. The pri-
mary roots lessen in size but little to-
wards the tips, and can usuallybe east
ly distinguished from their branches or
secondary roots. The throwing out Of
stools, or suckers" the development
of the ear, or female organs. or the tas-
sci, or male organs, and the matter Of
fertilization, also served as subjects of
interest. Attempts were made to de-
termine the distance crossing is liable
to take place and to cross numerous va
rieties. Drawings were made when the
corn was l, 2, 8, 4, 5, and z weeks
old respectively. The work Of digging
and making the drawings was so great
that the six-weeks-old plant was finally
omitted. The study is an interesting
one and shows the growth and develop
ment perfectly.
The writer has, in his garden, thirty
hills of dwarf sweet corn that was
planted the End Of May, which has been
in tassel six days, and in silk three days,
and in at least four instances there are
we'll formed ears on the stalk, while
there are indications of prolific bearing
on all of it. There has never been a
bucket of water applied to this corn ex-
what has fallen from the clouds, and it
has been cultivated with the hoe but
twice since planting; the ground was
cultivated last season and spaded up
this spring late. Lee W. McKinnie,
whose claim is on 17-2l-34, has 1875
acres of crops, all the breaking done
last year; of this there is in wheat, %
acres, alfalfa 3 acres, oats 20 acres and
IN corn 80 acres; the corn is waist high
and almost ready to throw out the STAN
mate bloom, and an excellent stand,
while Geo. Coldsnow in the same vicin-
ity has perfect stand Of 20 acres sod
which is nearly as large and advanced.
D. March, still another in that vicin-
ity, has 40 acres under cultivation, 40
acres in corn, and Is in alfalfa that is
simply wonderful, while Orrin Satterley
and H. H. Eyeman, his son-in-law, who
is pressman in the Sentinel Office, has
Y acres in corn, all green sod except
% acres Henry Eyeman had broken
last year, which is in excellent condi-
ton. This corn is little later and is
but about two feet high, but has per
feet stand, and has developed strong
stalks; the Eyeman and Sattelley farms
are in the northeast corner OF Kearney
county, while the others mentioned are
west of Hatfield few miles, in Finney
county. ,.s,